S.Amdt. 1019

SA 1019. Mr. LANKFORD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 891 proposed by Mr. Schumer (for himself, Mr. Wyden,
Mrs. Murray, Mr. Brown, Mr. Peters, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Cantwell, Ms.
Stabenow, Mr. Tester, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Carper, Mr. Leahy,
and Mr. Sanders) to the bill H.R. 1319, to provide for reconciliation
pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 5; which was ordered to lie on the
table; as follows:

At the appropriate place in title V, insert the following:

SEC. __. PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM FOR FAITH-BASED
ORGANIZATIONS.

(a) Eligibility.--For purposes of determining the
eligibility of a faith-based organization (including a house
of worship) for

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assistance under the paycheck protection program in section
7(a)(36) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)),
the Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall
apply section 121.103 of title 13, Code of Federal
Regulations and related provisions of part 121 of that title,
as in effect on the date of enactment of this section.
(b) Free Exercise of Religion.--In carrying out the
paycheck protection program, the Administrator of the Small
Business Administration may not require that receipt of
funding under section 5001(d)(2) or section 7(a)(36) of the
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36))--
(1) limits the authority of a faith-based organization to
define the standards, responsibilities, and duties for
membership in the organization;
(2) limits the freedom of a faith-based organization to
select individuals to perform work connected to the
organization's free exercise of religion; or
(3) constitutes a waiver of any right under Federal law,
including rights to religious autonomy and religious
exercise, under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993
(42 U.S.C. 2000bb et seq.), section 702 of the Civil Rights
Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e-1(a)), or the First Amendment to
the Constitution of the United States.
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